Leno replaces Cech as Ramsey leaves - How Arsenal could line up under Mikel Arteta next season

ฟุตบอล ออนไลน์Arsenal news includes a look at how the team could lineup in 2018/19 under Mikel Arteta. As soon as Arsene Wenger boarded the Arsenal team coach outside the John Smith’s Stadium last Sunday and the doors shut behind him, focus immediately switched to what was to come for Arsenal. It’s been an emotional goodbye for Wenger in recent weeks, but football waits for no man and Arsenal are well aware that they need to get a new manager in place quickly so they can attempt to claw back the gap between themselves and the top four next season.

For a while now, Juventus boss Massimo Allegri has been the favourite to succeed Wenger, but the Italian appeared to rule himself out of the running on Sunday night. Mikel Arteta, the former Arsenal captain, is now believed to be the front runner and has seen his odds slashed dramatically with the bookmakers. Arteta is assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and the title winning manager admitted after his side’s win at Southampton that he wouldn’t stand in his friend’s way, should he want to switch the Etihad for the Emirates.

"What we have done this season, Mikel his contribution was outstanding, amazing, we work together so good," said City boss Guardiola. "If he stays I will be the happiest guy in the world and if he decides to move because he has this offer, this option, I will not say you do not have to go. I want the best for my friends and he's a friend of mine. "If he decides to go, I will be so sad but I will understand his decision because it's his career, his life, his family, and I am not the right guy to say you don't have to do that.” ฟุตบอล ออนไลน์

Should Arteta indeed be the man who replaces Wenger, then it could be that Arsenal will start the 2018/19 season with a new formation, possibly using wing-backs. A new goalkeeper is expected to arrive, with doubts hanging over Petr Cech’s form and with David Ospina set to be allowed to leave this summer. Head of recruitment Sven Mislintat is a fan of Bernd Leno at Bayer Leverkusen, who looks set to be on the move this summer. The German international has a £22 million release clause and a move to north London could be calling this summer.

Should Arteta look to go with three centre-backs, then he already has two players who are well suited to the wing-back role in Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac. The latter was in and out of the Arsenal side during his first season in England, but has shown he has all the attributes to be a potent weapon down the left hand side. At centre-back, Arsenal are expected to be busy in the summer when it come stop bringing players in. One was always going to arrive, but it could be that they make two additions following the injury to Laurent Koscielny and continued doubts over Shkodran Mustafi. ฟุตบอล ออนไลน์